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Mongrel
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2024
Taschenbuch von Hanako Footman
Sprache: Englisch

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024

'Mongrel is so beautiful that I became lost in it . . . Simply, it must be read' LISA TADDEO
'A brilliant explosion of writing and storytelling . . . This feels like reading an Oscar-winning film' AISLING BEA'Heart-shatteringly visceral and precise . . . a triumphant tribute to the self' WIZ WHARTON
'This compulsive, engrossing, and gorgeous debut will utterly consume you. Read it now' STEPHANIE SCOTT

Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage but her growing desire for her best friend Fran.

Yuki leaves the Japanese countryside to pursue her dream of becoming a concert violinist in London. Far from home and in an unfamiliar city, she finds herself caught up in the charms of her older teacher.

Haruka attempts to navigate Tokyo's nightlife and all of its many vices, working as a hostess in the city's sex district. She grieves a mother who hid so many secrets from her, until finally one of those secrets comes to light . . .

Shifting between three intertwining narratives, Mongrel reveals a tangled web of desire, isolation, belonging and ultimately, hope.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024

'Mongrel is so beautiful that I became lost in it . . . Simply, it must be read' LISA TADDEO
'A brilliant explosion of writing and storytelling . . . This feels like reading an Oscar-winning film' AISLING BEA'Heart-shatteringly visceral and precise . . . a triumphant tribute to the self' WIZ WHARTON
'This compulsive, engrossing, and gorgeous debut will utterly consume you. Read it now' STEPHANIE SCOTT

Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage but her growing desire for her best friend Fran.

Yuki leaves the Japanese countryside to pursue her dream of becoming a concert violinist in London. Far from home and in an unfamiliar city, she finds herself caught up in the charms of her older teacher.

Haruka attempts to navigate Tokyo's nightlife and all of its many vices, working as a hostess in the city's sex district. She grieves a mother who hid so many secrets from her, until finally one of those secrets comes to light . . .

Shifting between three intertwining narratives, Mongrel reveals a tangled web of desire, isolation, belonging and ultimately, hope.
Über den Autor

Hanako Footman is a British-Japanese actor and author living in London.
Mongrel is her debut novel.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 352
Inhalt: 352 S.
ISBN-13: 9781804440506
ISBN-10: 1804440507
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Footman, Hanako
Hersteller: Bonnier Books UK
Footnote Press
Maße: 232 x 152 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Hanako Footman
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,432 kg
preigu-id: 127964893
Über den Autor

Hanako Footman is a British-Japanese actor and author living in London.
Mongrel is her debut novel.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 352
Inhalt: 352 S.
ISBN-13: 9781804440506
ISBN-10: 1804440507
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Footman, Hanako
Hersteller: Bonnier Books UK
Footnote Press
Maße: 232 x 152 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Hanako Footman
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,432 kg
preigu-id: 127964893
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